House File 361 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  MAY, WINDSCHITL, and
                                           THOMAS

                                       (COMPANION TO LSB 2113SS BY
                                        JOHNSON)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the civil liability of a physician acting as a
  2    volunteer emergency medical services director for acts or
  3    omissions occurring in the performance of the director's
  4    volunteer duties.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 2113HH 83
  7 rh/rj/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 613.17, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  A licensed physician acting as a
  1  4 volunteer emergency medical services director shall not be
  1  5 liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions occurring
  1  6 in the performance of the director's volunteer duties unless
  1  7 such acts or omissions constitute recklessness or willful and
  1  8 wanton misconduct.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    The bill provides that a licensed physician acting as a
  1 11 volunteer emergency medical services director shall not be
  1 12 liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions occurring
  1 13 in the performance of the director's volunteer duties unless
  1 14 such acts or omissions constitute recklessness or willful and
  1 15 wanton misconduct.
  1 16 LSB 2113HH 83
  1 17 rh/rj/14